Cycle Counting (IACET CEU)
Standard course duration: 8 hours
The course uses hands-on exercises based upon company inventory information to both “see” and “do”, enabling participants to achieve a solid understanding of both the principles and the activities of cycle counting. Exercises include inventory ABC classification, determination of count “triggers”, identifying root cause of errors and identifying trial count items.
The course objective is to have participants:
- Explain the advantages of achieving inventory accuracy through cycle counting
- Identify opportunities to implement a cycle counting program to your inventory
- Operate a cycle counting program and collect data for quality management
- Analyze reports and take action based upon analysis
- Monitor and control inventory accuracy through ongoing cycle counting
Upon completion of this course, participants will understand the value and benefits of cycle counting, how to set up a cycle counting program and will be able to implement cycle counting in their operations.
To receive the .7 course CEUs, participants must complete the following:
- 80% attendance of course sessions demonstrated via the sign-in sheet
- 70% on the post-course assessment
Partial CEUs will not be awarded.
Inventory Management
Standard course duration: 24 hours
Upon completion of this course participants will have developed an understanding of important techniques of materials management and will have gained experience in applying these techniques in company-specific situations.
Detailed Scheduling and Planning
Standard course duration: 24 hours
This course presents material planning and capacity scheduling techniques including: material requirements planning (MRP), warehousing activity capacity requirements planning (CRP), inventory management practices, and procurement and supplier planning. The objectives of the course are:
- Describe order review methods, safety-stock processes, effects on investment, inventory policies and performance, independent and dependent demand, importance of data accuracy, timeliness, and effective plans production
- Define sources of load relative to planned and released orders and use what-if analysis for problem-solving scenarios
- Examine warehouse activity data in order scheduling and resource load establishment. Investigate scheduling and planning, and order release techniques
- Examine how to schedule orders and establish warehousing resource load by time period, scheduling and planning techniques in various distribution environments, and techniques for preparing order releases
Upon completion of this course participants will have developed an understanding of methodologies and technologies for materials availability and warehouse activity capacity scheduling. Participants will have gained experience in applying these techniques in company-specific situations.
Just-In-Time (JIT) Planning and Control
Standard course duration: 16 hours
Upon completion of this course participants will have developed an understanding of JIT concepts and will have gained experience in applying these concepts in company-specific situations.
Managing Suppliers Performance
Standard course duration: 16 hours
Upon completion of this course participants will have learned the critical aspects of supply management and will have gained experience in applying these concepts in company-specific situations.
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management
Standard course duration: 24 hours
Upon completion of this course, participants will learn efficient methods of managing a supply chain and their application in company-specific situations. The company’s operating processes will be used in the course to provide a practical application of the acquired knowledge.